All casualty reinsurance articles
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NewsUS casualty: Reinsurance is part of the problem – Munich Re
Reinsurers should ’stop fooling themselves’ about rate improvements in US casualty business, when this is being more than cancelled out by higher claims activity, Munich Re warned at its RVS 2024 briefing.
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News‘No signs of social inflation abating’ – Swiss Re
Drivers include societal trends, changing behavioural norms, greater use of the legal system, and “rapid growth in settlement awards”, says reinsurer’s chief economist, speaking at RVS 2024 in Monte Carlo.
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NewsThe state of the market – SCOR Global P&C’s Conoscente
North American casualty risks loom large, as do European secondary perils, despite a picture of price adequacy on US peak risks, warned the chief executive of SCOR’s property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance business.
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NewsA new phase in the cycle begins – Howden Re’s Flandro
After a Goldilocks period for reinsurers, a new stage in the cycle is starting to take shape, with signs including lower interest rates and their effects on bond portfolios, David Flandro, Howden Re’s head of industry analysis and strategic advisory, told GR.
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NewsHowden Re pre Monte report focuses on innovation
Rapidly changing nat cat, political violence and casualty re/insurance situations mean point to a greater need for collaborative innovation, reinsurance broker Howden Re said.
